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Jeffrey Toobin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
10 days ago by mwfogleman
Jeffrey Ross Toobin[1] (born May 21, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and legal analyst for CNN and The New Yorker.
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10 days ago by mwfogleman
Posse Comitatus Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4 weeks ago by mwfogleman
The Posse Comitatus Act is the United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) that was passed on June 18, 1878, after the end of Reconstruction. Its intent (in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807) was to limit the powers of local governments and law enforcement agencies in using federal military personnel to enforce the laws of the land. Contrary to popular belief, the Act does not prohibit members of the Army from exercising state law enforcement, police, or peace officer powers that maintain "law and order"; it simply requires that any authority to do so must exist with the United States Constitution or Act of Congress. In this way, most use of the Army and the Air Force at the direction of the President does not offend the statute, even though it may be problematic for other reasons (politically).
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4 weeks ago by mwfogleman
Jurors Can Say No - NYTimes.com
december 2011 by mwfogleman
IF you are ever on a jury in a marijuana case, I recommend that you vote “not guilty” — even if you think the defendant actually smoked pot, or sold it to another consenting adult. As a juror, you have this power under the Bill of Rights; if you exercise it, you become part of a proud tradition of American jurors who helped make our laws fairer.
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december 2011 by mwfogleman
Things That Are Not In the U.S. Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
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june 2009 by mwfogleman
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june 2009 by mwfogleman
Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (CCLE)
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may 2009 by mwfogleman
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may 2009 by mwfogleman
The Future of Reading (A Play in Six Acts) [dive into mark]
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april 2009 by mwfogleman
politics education technology books culture interesting activism privacy law article orwell digital censorship 1984 ebook amazon kindle reading copyright future drm analysis ebooks blog writing freedom publishing rights book business
april 2009 by mwfogleman
Obama Won’t Bar Inquiry, or Penalty, on Interrogations - NYTimes.com
april 2009 by mwfogleman
But under intense pressure from Democrats on Capitol Hill and human rights organizations to investigate, the president suggested Tuesday that he would not stand in the way of a full inquiry into what he has called “a dark and painful chapter” in the nation’s history.
Mr. Obama said he was “not suggesting” that a commission be established. But he also sketched out the parameters for a panel that would look much like the one that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks, saying that “if and when there needs to be a further accounting,” he hoped Congress would examine ways for it to be conducted in a bipartisan fashion. Some Democrats are pushing similar proposals on Capitol Hill.
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Mr. Obama said he was “not suggesting” that a commission be established. But he also sketched out the parameters for a panel that would look much like the one that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks, saying that “if and when there needs to be a further accounting,” he hoped Congress would examine ways for it to be conducted in a bipartisan fashion. Some Democrats are pushing similar proposals on Capitol Hill.
april 2009 by mwfogleman
Congress wants new probe into P2P file-sharing snafus - Ars Technica
april 2009 by mwfogleman
Congress is back on the war path about file sharing systems that critics say make it a little too easy for consumers, businesses, and even government agencies to accidentally disclose confidential records.
"Peer-to-peer systems make it possible, and in some cases too easy, for people to share personal files," Davidson explained. "There is evidence on major peer-to-peer networks of users sharing very sensitive documents like their tax returns, inboxes, or check registers, certainly in most cases by mistake."
The experts call this "inadvertent file sharing"—sloppiness that exposes consumers to identity thieves. Basically, some newbies don't get that when they install P2P software, they need to be mindful of which of their computer folders are being shared (free advice: don't leave a PDF of your divorce settlement in "C:\Documents and Settings\User\MyDocuments" and let LimeWire read the folder).
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"Peer-to-peer systems make it possible, and in some cases too easy, for people to share personal files," Davidson explained. "There is evidence on major peer-to-peer networks of users sharing very sensitive documents like their tax returns, inboxes, or check registers, certainly in most cases by mistake."
The experts call this "inadvertent file sharing"—sloppiness that exposes consumers to identity thieves. Basically, some newbies don't get that when they install P2P software, they need to be mindful of which of their computer folders are being shared (free advice: don't leave a PDF of your divorce settlement in "C:\Documents and Settings\User\MyDocuments" and let LimeWire read the folder).
april 2009 by mwfogleman
Obama DOJ invents radical authoritarian theory to defend Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping - Boing Boing
april 2009 by mwfogleman
The Obama administration has filed a brief in EFF's lawsuit against the government for its program of illegal, mass wiretapping of Americans, defending the practice, arguing that the lawsuit should be dismissed, endorsing the Bush administration's invented "State Secret" theory, and augmenting it with a new theory, that "the Patriot Act bars any lawsuits of any kind for illegal government surveillance unless there is "willful disclosure" of the illegally intercepted communications." This brief was not written by Bush cronies left behind by the outgoing administration: this is an invention of the Obama administration.
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april 2009 by mwfogleman
Personal web data to be stored for a year - The Independent
april 2009 by mwfogleman
The mobile calls, emails and website visits of every person in Britain will be stored for a year under sweeping new powers which come into force on Monday. Privacy campaigners warned last night that the information would be used by the Government to create a giant "Big Brother" super-database containing a map of everyone's private life.
The new powers will, for the first time, place a legal duty on internet companies to store private information, including email traffic and website browsing histories.
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The new powers will, for the first time, place a legal duty on internet companies to store private information, including email traffic and website browsing histories.
april 2009 by mwfogleman
How to stop the drug wars | The Economist
march 2009 by mwfogleman
A calculated gamble, or another century of failure?
This newspaper first argued for legalisation 20 years ago (see article). Reviewing the evidence again (see article), prohibition seems even more harmful, especially for the poor and weak of the world. Legalisation would not drive gangsters completely out of drugs; as with alcohol and cigarettes, there would be taxes to avoid and rules to subvert. Nor would it automatically cure failed states like Afghanistan. Our solution is a messy one; but a century of manifest failure argues for trying it.
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This newspaper first argued for legalisation 20 years ago (see article). Reviewing the evidence again (see article), prohibition seems even more harmful, especially for the poor and weak of the world. Legalisation would not drive gangsters completely out of drugs; as with alcohol and cigarettes, there would be taxes to avoid and rules to subvert. Nor would it automatically cure failed states like Afghanistan. Our solution is a messy one; but a century of manifest failure argues for trying it.
march 2009 by mwfogleman
The Gaza Bombshell: Politics
january 2009 by mwfogleman
After failing to anticipate Hamas’s victory over Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian election, the White House cooked up yet another scandalously covert and self-defeating Middle East debacle: part Iran-contra, part Bay of Pigs. With confidential documents, corroborated by outraged former and current U.S. officials, the author reveals how President Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and Deputy National-Security Adviser Elliott Abrams backed an armed force under Fatah strongman Muhammad Dahlan, touching off a bloody civil war in Gaza and leaving Hamas stronger than ever.
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january 2009 by mwfogleman
Signing statement (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
april 2008 by mwfogleman
A signing statement is a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law.
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april 2008 by mwfogleman
TED: Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangled by the law (video)
december 2007 by mwfogleman
Creative commons founder discusses the read-write culture.
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december 2007 by mwfogleman
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